GBP / EUR update March 20, 2020 | City Talk As everywhere across the world, everything in the UK has been accelerating at pace and the pound has paid the price. Whilst not always at the bottom of the pile, sterling has been struggling and hit a 35-year low against the US dollar. Measures to address all aspects of the crisis were well-received by investors [...]
Deutsche Bank warns of material impact from coronavirus pandemic March 20, 2020 Deutsche Bank has warned that the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic may affect its ability to meet financial targets as the lender undergoes a radial overhaul following years of losses. The warning is the first time Germany’s largest bank has publicly expressed concerns over the impact of the outbreak, which has disrupted Deutsche’s operations [...]
Bank of England cancels stress tests over coronavirus March 20, 2020 The Bank of England has cancelled this year’s stress test of major banks in Britain, saying it could be hard to implement new global capital rules while lenders are focused on supporting customer lending amid the coronavirus pandemic. The central bank’s decision to scrap the test of the UK’s eight top banks comes after the [...]
Investec warns on profits as it navigates ‘challenging’ market March 20, 2020 Investec has warned of a fall in profit as it navigates “challenging market conditions”, exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak. The specialist bank said operating profit for the year to 31 March 2020 is expected to be 7 to 14 per cent behind the previous year, while adjusted earnings per share would be down between 16 [...]
Banks hope to keep trading floors open if London faces stricter coronavirus lockdown March 19, 2020 Global banks are hoping to keep their London trading floors open amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic and are confident that traders would be designated “key workers” if the capital is placed on formal lockdown. Five major banks told City PM they were planning to continue operations with their traders split between core sites in the [...]
Government measures will shore up British banks’ creditworthiness, says Moody’s March 19, 2020 Measures introduced by the Bank of England and Treasury to support the UK economy as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic will support British banks’ creditworthiness, according to ratings agency Moody’s. On Tuesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a financial support package including up to £330m of loan guarantees, equivalent to 15 per cent of GDP, [...]
Credit Suisse quarterly profit rises despite coronavirus turmoil March 19, 2020 Credit Suisse said it was on course to deliver strong results for the first quarter despite market volatility related to the coronavirus pandemic. In a trading update released this morning, the Swiss banking giant said profits for the quarter would comfortably beat the 1.06bn Swiss Francs (£940m) it reported before tax for the first quarter [...]
Onesavings Bank shares plunge as lender declines to give guidance over coronavirus March 19, 2020 Shares in Onesavings Bank plummeted after the specialist lender declined to issue full-year guidance over coronavirus-related uncertainty. The lender’s stock plunged as much as 26 per cent in morning trading, its biggest intraday fall since 2016, despite it posting a strong set of results. Statutory profit before tax increased 14 per cent for the year [...]
Noel Quinn made HSBC chief executive on permanent basis March 17, 2020 Banking giant HSBC has confirmed that interim chief executive Noel Quinn will take up the post permanently with immediate effect, bringing to an end a six-month external search. In August last year chairman Mark Tucker ousted chief executive John Flint over an alleged argument about how fast the bank should have been hitting its targets. [...]
Britain’s biggest banks warn coronavirus pandemic will hit income March 17, 2020 Some of the largest banks in Britain have warned the coronavirus pandemic will hit their already under-pressure earnings, with a decline in economic activity eating into fee income. Lloyds will delay part of a £3bn technology investment programme in response to the coronavirus pandemic to maintain its capital levels, its chief executive said today, as [...]
